CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -BEL is expected to hand over a couple of these radio sets to the Indian Army in March for evaluation, and a version for the navy is also under consideration.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Combat Net Radio (CNR) is the mainstay of communications for the Indian Army in the battlefield. The contemporary CNR equipment in the Indian Army supports voice communication only and has limited or no data transmission capability.

Detailed explanation-3: -STARS V MKII is a VHF Mobile radio in the range of 30-88MHz used by defence forces for point to point communication.lt comprises of submodules consists of Power Amplifrer, Remote control unit and many more subunits for transmission as well as reception.

Detailed explanation-4: -STARS V Mk II 25 W radio is a frequency hopping high power manpack radio in the family of Secure Tactical Radio System VHF (STARS V) developed to meet the requirements of long range VHF radio communication needs protected against electronic counter measures.